Which of the following ideologies aims to protest traditional values and the existing social hierarchy?
A. socialism
B. conservatism
C. classical liberalism
D. communism
Answer: B
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The tension between efficiency and responsiveness is rooted in
a. issues of effectiveness versus equity. b. issues of bureaucracy versus democracy. c. responsibility and irresponsibility. d. federalism.
What does the example of the Pentagon Papers illustrates about the doctrine of prior restraint?
A. The government can easily make a case that the press should not be allowed to publish national security documents while the nation is at war. B. The courts have been skeptical of the claims of the press, and the government can operate under a presumption of secrecy. C. Exercising prior restraint requires the government to demonstrate that the publication of documents would damage national security. D. The Supreme Court prefers to avoid these issues so the legislative and executive branches can resolve the problems.
An election in which voters choose between the two top vote-getters in a previous primary when neither received a majority is a(n)
a. open primary. b. closed primary. c. direct primary. d. runoff primary. e. general election.
In which of the following ways was political patronage instrumental in the assassination of President James Garfield?
a. His assassin was a disappointed political office-seeker. b. His assassin objected to the Pendleton Act. c. His assassin was a civil servant. d. His assassin was critical of the spoils system.